Mycobacterium genavense infections in pet animals

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 1840 - 1842
• Main Authors: Kiehn, T.E. (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.), Hoefer, H, Bottger, E.C, Ross, R, Wong, M, Edwards, F, Antinoff, N, Armstrong, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.07.1996
• Subjects: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology; AIDS/HIV; Animal bacterial diseases; ANIMAL DE COMPAGNIE; ANIMALES MASCOTA; Animals; Animals, Domestic - microbiology; Bacterial diseases; BACTERIOSE; BACTERIOSIS; Biological and medical sciences; Bird Diseases - microbiology; Birds; CHIEN; Disease Reservoirs; Dog Diseases - microbiology; Dogs; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS PRACTICOS; ETUDE DE CAS; Female; HOTE; HUESPEDES; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; MYCOBACTERIUM; Mycobacterium genavense; Mycobacterium Infections - complications; Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology; Mycobacterium Infections - veterinary; PAPAGAYO; PERRO; PERROQUET; PSITTACIFORMES; SISTEMA LINFATICO; SYSTEME LYMPHATIQUE; TRACHEE; TRAQUEA; Zoonoses - microbiology; Fissipedia; Mycobacterium; Carnivora; Mycobacterial infection; Opportunist; Infection; Case study; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Mycobacteriales; Pet animal; Bacteriosis; Mycobacteriaceae; Bacteria; Actinomycetes; Aves; Dog
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/JCM.34.7.1840-1842.1996

Mycobacterium genavense, a recently reported cause of a wasting illness in patients with AIDS, was isolated from a cervical lymph node from a dog with severe hind limb weakness and from trachael tissue from a parrot with acute onset respiratory distress. Physicians caring for immunocompromised patients should consider birds and dogs potential sources of M. genavense infection and submit appropriate specimens for culture